The Booker Prize
People place bets on it;\nnominees are covered in the tabloids; and the award is given out at a black-tie\ngala that's broadcast nationally on TV.\xa0 Is it the oscars?\xa0 No! It's\nthe Booker Prize. We talk with Fordham professor Nicola Pitchford about the\nliterary prize, and why it's so important to the British.